Giaio(Joy)!! Portrait Challenge Day 45!

Giaio an Italian Artist @florentinogiaio on arches 140# cp 9×12”
The photo

Her name Giaio means Joy. Finally a watercolor I like. I managed to jeep it really loose.

The sketch- yes i did one.
First washes. Love her sweater.

Used a moltow masking pen to leave the white hair wisps. Painted w a silver brush cats paw, #10 Charles Reid kolinsky sable and 1/2” Robert Simons synthetic flat.

Shadows added w ultramarine aka the big scary (an ultramarine wash in the shadows) and the flesh tone injected into the ultramarine. I
Just about done. Have to remove the masking fluid. love the Moltow masking pen but next time will buy a pebeo one. The Moltow masking is tougher to remove but it was so nice being able to make the lines fast w no messing w a dead paint brush full of masking.

Mary Whyte palette colors.

Thanks! Judith and @fiorentinogiaio

Gorgeous morning.
Pansies still flourishing which is unusual for this time of the year. Usually long dead and gone but its been 66 here.
More pansies and nasturtiums which are coming on like gangbusters.

Margaret putting her feet up. Xoxoxoxox

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